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9 Apr 2008
In Tobias Wolff ’s latest collection of short stories, Our Story Begins , he writes about military men, working mothers, businessmen, and a teenage boy whose father is dying. Event : Tobias Wolff will be speaking and signing books Wednesday, April 9 at 7 pm 192 Books 192 10th Avenue (between 21st and 22nd Street)
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3 Mar 2008
From the Goosebumps to the Harry Potter series, some children’s books become enormous best-sellers. Jean Feiwel , Senior Vice President and publisher of Fiewel and Friends and Square Fish Books , Diane Roback , Senior Editor of the children's section of Publisher’s Weekly , and Micha Hershman , a manager of Borders Group children's department, discuss what makes a best-selling children’s book. Weigh in: How do you decide which children's books to buy? What do you think makes a book more interesting to children?
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the babysitters club goose bumps and the first six books of the Harry Potter series how far into the process did you need to go before. EU knew that you had something big on your hands. "...
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I'm glad you mentioned the word Harry because I assume that the Harry Potter books and don't have to be given any prominence that's going to sell if you hide them. In the basement. "...
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Also brings up an interest in -- when Harry Potter first came out. It was not the phenomenon that it became and it was not merchandise in front of -- it with "...
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29 Jan 2008
Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece, "Happy Days," is now playing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Harvey Theatre through Feb. 2, with Deborah Warner directing. Fiona Shaw stars as Winnie, a woman buried in rubble up to her midsection. Event : "Happy Days" is at BAM’s Harvey Theatre until Feb. 2 651 Fulton Street, Brooklyn For showtimes and ticket info, go to bam.org or call 718.636.4100 If you can't see the video click here var so = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/Px0QLQwL8Oc", "mymovie", "390", "321", "7", "#FFFFFF");so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");connect(window, 'onload', function() {so.write("ytcontent");});
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5 Oct 2007
We celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sputnik and look at the satellite’s long-lasting impact on American culture, language, and design. The writer John Haskell imagines the thoughts racing through the furry head of the most famous space dog, Laika. Plus, a look at the fantasy-filled TV season - and 1960s-style soul from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings.
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20 Jul 2007
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This weekend marks the release of the final installment of the Harry potter series Harry potter and the deathly -- Thousands of fans waited in line all night outside bookstores to get their copy but. Really they didn't "...
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here I would not click to get a free sneak peak of Harry potter big mistress you know it's wrong. But you know I've noticed that college students don't necessarily have the same calculus their music "...
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So the pirated Harry potter and now available in the unit at a mouse click or two have you read it. Regrettably -- Honorable David thank you "...
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12 Jul 2007
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My head. The final Harry potter book comes out this week so -- 16 went to the experts and -- the number one question on everybody's mind JK "...
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my lifetime has ever been this. I'm talking of course about the Harry potter saga. The epic tale of the boy wizard and his quest to defeat the dark side. "...
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Next weekend the seventh and last novel in the series Harry potter and the deathly hollows. Who come out in bookstores all over the known universe. For those view aren't quite up to speed here's the gist of the story so far. Harry potter is an orphan whose parents were murdered by the arch villain Baltimore. But as soon as young Harry is big enough to "...
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10 Jul 2007
In his book Young J. Edgar , Washington lawyer Kenneth Ackerman describes how J. Edgar Hoover’s career took off in 1919, when he led the Palmer Raids -- a crackdown on civil liberties designed to rid the country of anarchists and communists. Not long after, he was chosen to run the FBI. Young J. Edgar is available for purchase at amazon.com
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6 Jul 2007
Studio 360 goes Hollywood. Kurt Andersen is live at the Getty Center in Los Angeles talking to some of the city’s creative movers and shakers. East L.A. fusion rockers Quetzal show how they're pushing the boundaries of Chicano music to a new level of cool. Jon Robin Baitz (creator of ABC's "Brothers and Sisters") explains why it’s good to be a playwright writing for TV. Plus, insightful commentary from Svetlana, L.A.'s most highly cultured escort (as performed by actress and playwright Iris Bahr).
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27 Jun 2007
Before HBO's "Sopranos" stunned viewers, composers were startling music fans: Haydn's "Farewell" Symphony, which ends with a fade-out, was the ultimate in non-endings. 20th Century composers refused to tie up their music with a bow. Washington Post cultural critic Philip Kennicott joins us to talk about cases when composers and songwriters avoid the Hollywood ending.
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